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Benefit
#10
If your boss
asked you to go outside and walk around in a downpour, would you
go? If it was 100 degrees and your CEO said he needed you to hike
around outside for four hours, would you? Would you change your
mind if you were chasing a little white ball? You get the picture.
We jump at the opportunity to play golf even in inclement weather,
but if our company asks us to do the same, we are not as motivated.
People perform
extraordinary feats under the guise of fun. Fun may just be the
answer to entice your staff to go that extra mile.
Perhaps you
are swamped at work--always too much to do and too little time to
do it. How on earth will you ever have time for fun? Won't this
just be one more thing to do? At first, as with any behavior change,
it will require scheduling and planning. However, when the power
of fun gains momentum, finding time for it will occur naturally.
Then the investment will pay dividends that were previously unimaginable.
Once fun becomes
a natural part of your attitude and work environment, you’ll
be free. The “Fun” police will be off your case and they’ll
move on to other fun violators. You’ll also be free of the
40-hour week that felt a bit too much like “jail time.”
Shake up the daily grind, unplug the clock-in clock-out attitude
by adding some playfulness and humor. Keep it light. Your work is
far too important in your life, for it not to be fun.
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